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ESA Awards $153 Million Contract to Defend Earth Against Asteroids
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ESA Awards $153 Million Contract to Defend Earth Against Asteroids

The project features the work of 17 ESA member states. Read along to find out more.

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The European Space Agency (ESA) awarded a $153 million (€129.4 million) contract to the Agency’s first mission for planetary defense called Hera. The project will be Europe’s contribution to an international asteroid deflection effort that will explore a double asteroid system.